darke,and cannot faile of lofing his way.How 

 great an authority had the Augurs and Priefts 

 among the rude Romans, to Forbid any pub- 

 like aft, or to break any aflembly upon pre- 

 tence of Religious duties, when they liked 

 not the bufinefle that was in agitation ? The 

 like may intereffed Divines among Chri- 

 ftiansdoe, if the Minifters of State have not 

 lome infight into Divinity. He leadeth a ve- 

 xatious life, that in his nobleft actions is (b 

 gored with fcruples, that he dareth not make 

 a ftep, without the authority of another to 

 warrant him. 



Yet I doe not conclude,that he by whom I 

 defign by the character of a brave man,fliould 

 beaprorefled or a complete Metaphyfitian 

 or Divine, and confiimmate in every curious 

 circumftance that belongeth to this fcience 5 it 

 fufficeth him to know it in bulke-and to have 

 fo much Divinity, as in common occurrents, 

 to be able to governe himfelfe^ and in fpeciall 

 ones, to underftand what, and why his Di- 

 vine perfwadeth him to any thing ; (b that e- 

 ven then, though not without help,yet he go- 

 verneth himfelfe,and is not blindly governed 

 by another. He that aymeth at being a perfect 



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